Synagogue Building Association record book, Portland The title page of the record book of the Hebrew Synagogue Building Association is written in Yiddish. The group built Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue on Newbury Street in Portland in 1904. The early records of the congregation of Orthodox Jews were written in Y
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Shaarey Tphiloh synagogue, Portland Shaarey Tphiloh, which means "Gates of Prayer," served as a center for the Orthodox Jewish Community in Portland early in the 20th century and opened its first synagogue in Maine at 151 Newbury Street, Portland. The congregation first met in the fall of 1
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Shaarey Tphiloh sale of furniture to rabbi, Portland In 1921, Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh sold Rabbi David Essrig furniture and furnishings that were in the home he occupied at 91 India St. The agreement drawn up by Max L. Pinansky, who became a judge in Portland.
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Re-Dedication of Beth Abraham Synagogue "The silver crown, which was rescued a year earlier when the original structure burned down, is atop the Torah on the right"
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Orthodox Boys at Camp Modin "Camp Modin always had a small group of traditional campers. This 1939 photograph show Orthodox young boys in their suits and yarmulkes"
( Belgrade ) - Abe Peck & Jean Marcus Peck